I’m well happy with this signing especially if it’s for a base 60 million.
Still no reputable sources reporting it though?
Still no reputable sources reporting it though?
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Exactly...even if we offered Ajax 80m for De Ligt, if he doesn't want to come here then the deal doesn't happen...
This just reeks of someone who plays FM. Half of these don't even meet the same attributes as Maguire.
The current record is £75 million and even with the purchase of Maguire it might not even reach £80 million. It will take an extremely long time for fees to rise so much, even with inflation.
No club is paying that for Koulibaly; that’s my main point.
No metrics to prove that one?
Yeah if it's winning the PL or CL then it's great business by Woody cause Leicester are never getting that money.
Thankfully never played FM in my life but ummm what attributes are we specifically looking for? I must have missed the memo United sent out.
You're purposefully missing the fact that the majority of those players wouldn't want to join us in our current position,especially when we'll be in competition against other major more currently successful sides.
These price comparisons are pointless. No one thought VVD would become the best CB in the country almost immediately after moving.
If you compare the Southampton VVD to the Leicester Maguire you’d probably find opinions pretty split on who is better. If VVD was playing at his current level while at Southampton he would have gone for more and quite possibly gone to a different club.
De Ligt is in a different situation all together. Ajax are not as strong financially as Leicester are. They also have an agreement with De Ligt that they will let him move to further his career. Leicester clearly don’t want to sell. Despite having the higher ceiling, he’s only 19 and does make errors which are maybe ignored because of the hype. He is not the finished article and Maguire is.
Alderweireld rumours have never picked up pace. Have we ever considered he doesn’t want to come here?
If you compare the Southampton VVD to the Leicester Maguire you’d probably find opinions pretty split on who is better. If VVD was playing at his current level while at Southampton he would have gone for more and quite possibly gone to a different club.
De Ligt is in a different situation all together. Ajax are not as strong financially as Leicester are. They also have an agreement with De Ligt that they will let him move to further his career. Leicester clearly don’t want to sell. Despite having the higher ceiling, he’s only 19 and does make errors which are maybe ignored because of the hype. He is not the finished article and Maguire is.
Alderweireld rumours have never picked up pace. Have we ever considered he doesn’t want to come here?
A mixture of unproven, unattainable and down right just not wanting to sign for us.
Id go one further.
Anyone who paid more than the £12.25m we paid for Ronaldo is "mad" because why not sign one of the GOATs instead.
Its been said so many times, a players value depends on many factors, one of which is what is someone willing to pay.
If Leicester dont want to sell, but we want to buy and if 70m will be rejected, but 80m would be accepted, then he will "valued" at 80m at that particular moment.
If we dont match 80m then he wont leave, end of. If we want him more than not having him then I dont see what the fuss is about.
I'd expect it's probably linked to CL qualification along with a certain requirement for appearances.
Benkovic seemed to be doing well in Scotland before his injury too. Personally I think Tarkowski is a very good cb and Dunk is good but probably a level below. Depends on the price they'd be paying for them.
Try watching him play.
Unfortunately for you, it looks like he'll be doing it in a United shirt next season.
For what it's worth, he's won player of the year at his 3 previous clubs in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17 and 2017-18.
They are all better than Maguire. In that list you have some of the world's best young center backs along with a mi of affordable and proven center backs.
In that list you have, passing ability, tackling, reading the game, pace and can defend a set piece. Everyone on that list can do that, the exact samething Maguire can do but is no where near the top level in terms of ability or potential.
Lucas Hernandez ffs. I'd buy 3 Harry Maguires for 60m + 20m each before I'd splash 72m on one injury-prone and overrated Hernandez.
ffs. I'd buy 3 Harry Maguires for 60m + 20m each before I'd splash 72m on one injury-prone and overrated Hernandez.Reminder -
Oh come on... this is the real world not Fifa 19
Is it difficult to work out if we're signing Maguire?
Aerial ability, can bring the ball out of defence. Plus the fact that he's proven in the Prem and won't have to adapt will have been seen as a huge positive.
100M for fecking maguire!! Fecking hell
this market is fecked.
United would be stupid to spend that.
this market is fecked.United would be stupid to spend that.
Yeah, I think someone is telling porkies. I think it was 70 + 5 and he’s definitely triggered them.
I envy you having the time to watch all of the Atletico, Porto, Leverkusen, Napoli, Spurs, Leipzig, PSG and Leicester games necessary to form such a definitive list.
Is there a problem with understanding the meaning of, “Wouldn’t have been my 1st choice”?
People thought the exact same about Pogba and then Coutinho and Neymar. I think it'll happen within 4 seasons. Not for Koulibaly though, his age will take him out of the discussion.
you're not getting any of Dunk, Tarkowski or Ake for less than £40m
De Ligt doesn't want to come, it seems like Alderweireld doesn't either
Koulibaly, Militao and Marquinhos are not available
Konate and Upamecano are not for sale
Maguire is better than the rest.
To be totally honest I'd be happy for us to rely on Maguire, Smalling, Lindelof and Tuanzebe going forward. I'd keep Jones as emergency backup and sell Bailly while we still might get some kind of fee for him. Bailly will never be a good defender because he doesn't think like one. His positioning, decision making and general awareness are just about the worst I've seen from a defender at a big club. There are times when he just looks completely lost. The two PSG goals he caused are obvious examples. Saying he isn't used to being a full back is no excuse for being completely lost and asleep. Jones has had injury problems and seems to lack confidence these days but at least he actually looks and thinks like a defender most of the time.
So your choices have no consideration given to attainability? Unfortunately Ole and Woodward do have to consider these things.
We will be 41.09% better with him in the team. Get in!!!
100M for fecking maguire!! Fecking hell
United would be stupid to spend that.
£100m?
None, zero, 0. As far as I can tell, this all seems to be based around a report from the Sun and the Duncan Castels and Ian McGarry podcast, which has been fairly to completely unreliable so far this TW.
Let’s not get up ahead of steam lads. We should at least wait until some reputable sources get on it
You don't think Burnley would sell Tarkowski for £30m? I think you're right on Ake. Dunk is probably somewhere between £35-40m
No, but when you say "Wouldn’t have been my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th" it comes across a certain way.
£150m ?
100 m of what? Escudos?100M for fecking maguire!! Fecking hell
United would be stupid to spend that.
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